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A RAID in the Middle of Uruguay
Small trimaran sailor Daniel Caselli sent me a link to the following video this past week. It showcases scenes from a RAID that took place in Uruguay. What great fun! Sailing small boats and enjoying...
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Seattle Horstman TriStar 18 Daysailor
Here are a few pics of a vintage Horstman TriStar 18 trimaran. This one hailed from Seattle. Martine Koban shares the following pics with us, of both her father building a TriStar 18 and then sailing...
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Making Amas with Polystyrene Foam
Linked image from the referenced webpage at Instructable.comA lot of folks these days are making very small boats, such as kayaks, with expanded polystyrene foam, covered with fiberglass and epoxy....
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Double Outrigger Canoe Ready to Go in GA
Smalltri friend Edward H. sent me the link to the CraigsList ad below. It features a very nice looking double outrigger sailing canoe (currently for sale at the time of this post). I contact the owner...
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Self-Righting Ocean Rowing Trimaran
If this self-righting ocean rowing trimaran ends up performing as the designer intended then it’s going to offer an amazing adventure. To someone. Just not me :-) I know its supposed to be powered with...
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1983 Micro Multihull Design Symposium Documents
Some readers will want to check out the following download document with info from the 1983 Micro Multihull Design Symposium. Sailing friend Tony Basso shares the below link with us. Tony writes: “It’s...
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Racing Sloop Tri-ing Surf Boards
Here is a post featuring a project from Tristram Metcalfe, who is clearly a tinkerer. I will let Tristram tell the tale in his own words (below). ……………… Hi Joe, I finally have a complete set of...
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Very Small Trimaran in Louisiana
This 10-foot trimaran is currently for sale (at the time of this post) in Ponchatoula LA. The owner was kind enough to let me share a few pics, along with the write up from Craigslist. (See all of the...
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Bora Bora Sailing Canoes
More double outrigger sailing canoes in the Pacific. This time, in Bora Bora. Sure, they’re wet. But look at that warm water. Someday, we might just get a ride on one. Someday.
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More Pics of the Mini-Hydroptere Foiling Trimaran
Sailor Jim Gallant just sent me some pics of his trimaran when it was in mini-Hydroptere foiling mode. These are great pics from afar. Click on the images to enlarge. Check ’em out.
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DIY Sailing Kayak with PVC Outriggers
This double outrigger sailing kayak is being offered for sale via Craigslist, at the time of this posting, in South Carolina. (Thanks to Edward Hiestand for sending me the link)! The PVC pipe...
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New Amas for a Kayak Trimaran
Sailor (and skilled DIY builder) Andreas Kaltsas shares the new amas he built for his kayak sailer in this post. We first saw his boat here. He shares both pics and a short video of the boat under...
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Unique Seaclipper 32 Trimaran
Sailor Roman Pastenkos shares his boat with us in this post. Some pics and a little background about the boat. He asked boat architect John Marples if the Seaclipper 34 design could be modified to be...
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Traditional Zanzibar Wood Trimarans
Smalltrimarans friend Ian McGehee found the following video featuring a traditional Zanzibar wooden trimaran under sail. We share it here. Ian noted that there are some great shots of the assembly of a...
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Building an Eagle Motor-Powered Trimaran
Sailor (and self-boatbuilder) Gerry Lavoie is currently building a new boat. Many thanks to him for sharing this write-up and pics with us. Gerry has been messing with boats for a long time. Another...
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Adventure Trimarans in the UK (Coming)
Today I heard from UK small tri sailor Algie Bennett. He shared some news I am very happy to pass on to our readers. To see more of Algie’s previous contributions to this blog, click here. The...
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Traditional Outrigger Lashings
Ever visit Gary Dierking’s outrigger canoe website and see those amazing lashings used to attach crossbeams to vaka and amas? Here are a couple of vids that discuss how to replicate such lashings on...
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Kanka 14 Trimaran Now Available
Small Tri reader Barry N. emailed to let us know some more info about the Kanka 14 trimaran was now available. (Thank you Barry!) This sailboat is a new model from Yacht Design Collective in Morbihan,...
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Indonesia & Philippine Small Trimarans
Some web-published info featuring small trimarans in Indonesia and the Philippines. Thank you Ian McGehee for sharing this with us! In addition to Ian’s finds below, readers might also want to view the...
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Small Ice Trimaran
Sailor Christofer Olsson – currently in the winter wonderland of Sweden – can’t go sailing right now. The hard freeze is currently on. Sailing is out of the question. Or … wait a second. CAN he go...
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